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Vickers and Barrow are names synonymous with the development of the submarine. Hundreds of submarines covering virtually every class have been built for the Royal Navy and foreign Navies. This site is dedicated to not only to those who have served on Her Majesty's Submarines but also to those employees past and present whose skills and efforts have given pride to the phrase 'Barrow built' and made the name Vickers known and respected throughout the world.

On This Day - January 13

1931 Parthian (N75) Completed
1944 Vigorous (P74) Completed
Lastest Comments
11/01/2025 on page Sturdy (P248)
Joy Davis (nee Wellings) wrote:
My dad swapped shifts with Ronald Hiett that day. It should have been dad who was on watch. He tried to contact his family when the war was over but with no success. He felt guilty that he had survived and Ronald didn\'t....
29/11/2024 on page Oswald (N58)
David Tooes wrote:
My father was A/B Jack Tooes he was a gunlayer on the Oswald. He is mentioned in the Courts Martial. It concludes by having to have his record reviewed for 5 years. In 1946 he is awarded the BEM for his courageous escape from the notorious prison camp for recidivist escapers. POW Camp 5 or Gavi F...
10/11/2024 on page Memories of Donald (Buckwheat) Harris
John Swallow wrote:
My father William (Bill) Swallow served on HMS Telemachus from trials to 1946. ...
01/11/2024 on page Repulse (S23)
Keith (Mo) Morison wrote:
I served on Port crew from 1972 to 1974. I was the ECM Operator - LRO (w) as an extra watchkeeper, but my main duty was Forward Hydroplanes and Steering. Doing 3 off-crew and 3 on-crew stints, I completed a Work-up (angles and dangles and drills etc.), a Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) ...
28/10/2024 on page Repulse (S23)
Andrew Holden wrote:
I served on the stbd crew from 80 to 82 as a Steward. I learnt a lot about life and who close crews can become whilst serving. ...